All tours have to be “hosted” by some server in order to be viewed by the public. Google virtual tours are tours that we create and host for free using Google servers. However, so far the Google-hosted tours have limited interaction, that is moving back and forth (following the arrows) and zooming in and out. However, when people say a Hosted Tour, they mean a tour hosted away from (or in addition to) Google servers. With more interactive content such as clickable hot spots which then reveal more information such as Text, Photos, or even video content. In most cases, even the directional arrows canRead More →

You can have a 360º Virtual Tour created for your place, without any preparations. However, if you want the 360º Virtual Tour that is created for you to appear on Google Maps, then you will first need your business to exist on Google Maps. We will help you “create your business on Google/ Google Places” for FREE before uploading any content to Google Maps. Just give us a call or use the contact form to review everything today!

The answer is yes, and the reasoning is very simple. If you were about to travel to a new place, you ‘Google’ a restaurant or hotel, and two show up, they both have everything you want. They also cost about the same. However, one has a 360º Virtual Tour, and you can see “everything” in it and about it. The other has boring photos or standard old-style video that only shows you what the camera person wants you to see… which will you choose? If you answered  “the one where you can see everything” or “the one that has a 360º Virtual Tour”, you areRead More →

The list of businesses or places that need a 360º Virtual Tour is non-exhaustive! It is only limited to imagination, but here are some that we are aware of; Art Galleries Beauty Salons Bicycle Showrooms Bridal Wear Showrooms Car Repair Garages Car Showrooms Card Stores Cathedrals Churches Clubs Fastfood Places Function Halls, Wedding Halls, or Party Venues Furniture Showrooms Golf Clubs Gymnasiums Hotels Juice Bars Karaoke Clubs Libraries Malls Massage Centers Mosques Motorbike Showrooms Pre-rental properties Real Estate Resorts Restaurants Schools & Universities Spa Centers Sports Clubs Temples Tourist Attraction Areas and on, and on, and on…

Any business or place that would like people to visit them, whether it be for worship, leisure, emergency, or regular services needs to have a 360º Virtual Tour. So in short, everyone!

A 360º Virtual Tour is a combination of multiple 360º images (spherical images, otherwise called spheres) interconnected in a logical flow. Typically if we take spherical images of a business, we take them in a logical progression, to create a natural flow as if you were actually walking into the business. You can turn right, left, move forward, back, look up, down, and all around from the position you stand, just like in real life. So when all is said and done, a virtual tour allows you to have a natural (life-like) experience of visiting a place. Here’s an example (click the square icon topRead More →

Absolutely! An image qualifies to be called a panorama if more than one image has been combined/stitched to make a wide image. However, it does not have to cover or include everything in sight. In fact, an image that is stitched from 3 or 4 images that only capture the scene as seen by the eyes without turning around qualifies for a panorama (panned image). Say for example one wants to capture the beach as far left and right as his/her eyes can see, about 190 degrees… that is a panorama! On the other hand, a spherical image has to capture everything from the floorRead More →

A 360º Image can be created by using a smartphone and a special app. It can also be created using a single camera with 2 or more lenses all working to capture and stitch together the images in one shot. Some are created by using a single DSLR Camera & different types of lenses. The type of lens will determine how many photos need to be taken and stitched together to create one spherical image. We first capture 12 images, 3 on each of the four sides at different preset exposures. (image copyrights to Oman360Views) Then we merge images on each side to create high-definition/dynamicRead More →

A 360º Image is basically a spherical image! It is a composition of an image in a globe-like shape. There are two types of 360º images. The first type is with viewing perspective from inside the globe, where you either turn around to look at the image, or spin the image to see it all. It is simply viewed as if you are standing in a room and slowly turning around and looking at the room from the floor to the ceiling. The second type is from an outside perspective. This is similar to having an object in your hand and spinning it to viewRead More →